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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| Naoe and Yasuke returns to the [[Tomiko's Homestead|Hideout]] after having concluded each of their vendetta. | | Naoe and Yasuke returns to the [[Tomiko's Homestead|Hideout]] after having concluded each of their vendetta. |
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| ==Dialogue== | | ==Dialogue== |
| Naoe and Yasuke approached [[Tomiko]]. | | Naoe and Yasuke approached [[Tomiko]]. |
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| |-|Naoe= | | |-|Naoe= |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''You go ahead. I will speak with them later.'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''You go ahead. I will speak with them later.'' |
| *'''Junjiro:''' ''Are you back for good this time, aneue (big sister)? No more danger?'' | | {{#tag:tabber| |
| | Yasuke= |
| | *'''Naoe:''' ''Hey.'' |
| | *'''Yasuke:''' ''It has been a long journey, my friend.'' |
| | *'''Naoe:''' ''It's a lot, isn't it? How much we've seen and done together.'' |
| | *'''Yasuke:''' ''Together. And apart. There are things I have done that I've yet to reconcile.'' |
| | *'''Naoe:''' ''Why didn't you tell me? My rage, my reasons... they were plain. If you'd told me more, I could have helped.'' |
| | *'''Yasuke:''' ''It is not like that, Naoe.'' |
| | *'''Naoe:''' ''Then what is it like?'' |
| | *'''Yasuke:''' ''When the [[Shinbakufu]] killed your [[Fujibayashi Nagato|father]]... you knew you would hunt them down. You were driven. Focused. You knew you would find them and bring them to justice.'' |
| | *'''Naoe:''' ''Yes.'' |
| | *'''Yasuke:''' ''For me, for the [[Nuno Caro|men]] [[Duarte de Melo|who]] wronged me... I never thought I would see them again. Except for in my nightmares. So when I came to this place, I... buried it all. I rebuilt myself through strength and service. Until...'' |
| | *'''Naoe:''' ''Until you found them. Here.'' |
| | *'''Yasuke:''' ''It is its own kind of would, to have pain unearthed like that. So suddenly. As quick as the [[Hidden Blade|blade]] you wear around your wrist. The depth of my anger surprised me. And now, the void that it has left behind.'' |
| | *'''Naoe:''' ''I know how you feel. But that space... When the rage leaves, it makes room for something else.'' |
| | *'''Yasuke:''' ''What?'' |
| | *'''Naoe:''' ''That's for you to decide.'' |
| | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| | Junjiro= |
| | *'''[[Junjiro]]:''' ''Are you back for good this time, aneue (big sister)? No more danger?'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Well every light casts a shadow. But for the moment, I'm here to stay.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''Well every light casts a shadow. But for the moment, I'm here to stay.'' |
| *'''Junjiro:''' [[wikt:やった|Yatta]] ''(Hurrah)!'' ''There's so much I can show you. I've gotten even better at painting, especially detail. I practiced a lot on Auntie Tomiko.'' | | *'''Junjiro:''' [[wikt:やった|Yatta]] ''(Hurrah)!'' ''There's so much I can show you. I've gotten even better at painting, especially detail. I practiced a lot on Auntie Tomiko.'' |
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| *'''Naoe:''' ''Mmm...''Yatta ''(Hurrah).'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''Mmm...''Yatta ''(Hurrah).'' |
| *'''Junjiro:''' ''Hmm. What else can we do...'' | | *'''Junjiro:''' ''Hmm. What else can we do...'' |
| *'''Ibuki:''' ''There's a lightness about you now, Yasuke. Like you have finally shed a heavy burden.''
| | Junjiro subsequently followed Naoe around. |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''You could say that. But it would not have been possible without you by my side, Ibuki. Both in battle and out.'' | | *'''Junjiro:''' ''Oh! We could paint together. There are so many animals to paint. Just like the old days!''<br>We could go fishing! I'm good at fishing. As long as the fish aren't too big and their mouths aren't too small.'' |
| *'''Ibuki:''' ''It suits you, this look of tranquility. I hope you will wear it for a long time. Unlike those clothes.''
| | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''Mm.''
| | Ibuki= |
| *'''Ibuki:''' ''Tell Yasuke I'm waiting here, would you? I'll stay until I have a chance to speak with him.'' | | *'''Ibuki:''' ''Tell Yasuke I'm waiting here, would you? I'll stay until I have a chance to speak with him.'' |
| *'''Munetoshi:''' ''You dealt with them, Yasuke? The men you were after?''
| | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''I did. It is a strange thing to celebrate death. But in ending these lives, thousands more will thrive. A sword that serves life through death.''
| | Katsuhime= |
| *'''Munetoshi:''' ''Our friends and allies learn quickly. They are the new shoots and branches of our sword school. Resplendent once more.''
| | *'''[[Rokkaku Katsuhime]]:''' ''We've done it! After everything. I can't believe it.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''Nobutsuna sensei would be proud of you. You son would be proud of you.''
| | *'''Naoe:''' ''I wonder what "timeless wisdom" [[Shotei]] would give us now.'' |
| *'''Munetoshi:''' ''I have known great grief in this life. Here with your league, I have also found great purpose. Sorrow will perhaps forever shadow my heart. But I no longer bear it alone, and that itself is a kind of brightness.''
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| *'''Katsuhime:''' ''We've done it! After everything. I can't believe it.'' | |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''I wonder what "timeless wisdom" Shotei would give us now.'' | |
| *'''Katsuhime:''' ''My father? Nah, let's just do as he would. Go straight to the rice wine.'' | | *'''Katsuhime:''' ''My father? Nah, let's just do as he would. Go straight to the rice wine.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' [chuckles] ''I'll drink to that.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' [chuckles] ''I'll drink to that.'' |
| *'''Yaya:''' ''Welcome home. Though it is a strange path that has led us here.'' | | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| | Yaya= |
| | *'''[[Yaya]]:''' ''Welcome home. Though it is a strange path that has led us here.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''You and I, you mean?'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''You and I, you mean?'' |
| *'''Yaya:''' ''And the rest of our allies. We have accomplished much. All for the greater good, I hope.'' | | *'''Yaya:''' ''And the rest of our allies. We have accomplished much. All for the greater good, I hope.'' |
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| *'''Naoe:''' ''Then we must choose carefully. And forgive quickly.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''Then we must choose carefully. And forgive quickly.'' |
| *'''Yaya:''' ''Ah. You've been listening.'' | | *'''Yaya:''' ''Ah. You've been listening.'' |
| *'''Heiji:''' ''I congratulate you, Naoe.'' | | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| | Heiji= |
| | *'''[[Heiji]]:''' ''I congratulate you, Naoe.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Thank you, Heiji. Whether debt you owed Tomiko, you have reaped in full.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''Thank you, Heiji. Whether debt you owed Tomiko, you have reaped in full.'' |
| *'''Heiji:''' ''I am even more in debt than before. I improved everyone's weapons, but your friendship mended more in me.'' | | *'''Heiji:''' ''I am even more in debt than before. I improved everyone's weapons, but your friendship mended more in me.'' |
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| *'''Heiji:''' ''I have a new idea. Something to sustain life instead of take it.'' | | *'''Heiji:''' ''I have a new idea. Something to sustain life instead of take it.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''That would be an impressive sword.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''That would be an impressive sword.'' |
| *'''Heiji:''' ''Not a sword. A cooking knife. The best Sakai has ever seen.'' | | *'''Heiji:''' ''Not a sword. A cooking knife. The best [[Sakai]] has ever seen.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Hong! I hope it's time to eat.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''Hong! I hope it's time to eat.'' |
| *'''Hong:''' ''Yes. I wanted to share new food, thanks to your help.'' | | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| | Hong= |
| | *'''[[Hong]]:''' ''Yes. I wanted to share new food, thanks to your help.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Not enough natto for you?'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''Not enough natto for you?'' |
| *'''Hong:''' [grunts] ''New ingredients bring new ideas. Later, you will taste. I cannot stay long. Niwa's appetite makes me wealthy. Our food is still better than in Omi, or so I keep hearing.'' [grunts] | | *'''Hong:''' [grunts] ''New ingredients bring new ideas. Later, you will taste. I cannot stay long. Niwa's appetite makes me wealthy. Our food is still better than in [[Omi]], or so I keep hearing.'' [grunts] |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''So long, Hong.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''So long, Hong.'' |
| | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| | Oni-yuri= |
| *'''Oni-Yuri:''' ''I have been a great help, haven't I, big sister? Are you glad to have me at your side?'' | | *'''Oni-Yuri:''' ''I have been a great help, haven't I, big sister? Are you glad to have me at your side?'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''I am. You've been a big help, little sister.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''I am. You've been a big help, little sister.'' |
| *'''Oni-Yuri:''' ''Mmm.'' (giggles) ''I would have been fine either way, you know. The people here are kind to me. This is my home now. But I will visit the ocean soon. I want to tell my father all the things I've done.'' | | *'''Oni-Yuri:''' ''Mmm.'' (giggles) ''I would have been fine either way, you know. The people here are kind to me. This is my home now. But I will visit the ocean soon. I want to tell my father all the things I've done.'' |
| | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| | Sen no Rikyu= |
| *'''Sen no Rikyu:''' ''Such celebration! I shall have to prepare some tea to properly mark the occasion. A peaceful respite from your...'' (clear throat) ''duties?'' | | *'''Sen no Rikyu:''' ''Such celebration! I shall have to prepare some tea to properly mark the occasion. A peaceful respite from your...'' (clear throat) ''duties?'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Master Rikyu...'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''Master Rikyu...'' |
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| *'''Naoe:''' ''It was a dark road. But my allies lit the way.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''It was a dark road. But my allies lit the way.'' |
| *'''Sen no Rikyu:''' ''Very good.'' | | *'''Sen no Rikyu:''' ''Very good.'' |
| *'''Gennojo:''' ''I suppose you want me to say how proud I am? How grateful I am that you saved me from my sad and pathetic former self?''
| | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''A little gratitude wouldn't hurt.''
| | Yagoro= |
| *'''Gennojo:''' ''Thank you, then. For saving me.''
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| *'''Naoe:''' ''Which time? I remember saving your ass at least twice, Gennojo, so you'll have to be more specific.''
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| *'''Gennojo:''' ''That's what I get for being vulnerable, huh? Lesson learned.''
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| *'''Naoe:''' ''You're welcome.''
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| *'''Gennojo:''' ''And now you can thank me for that night of passion we spent together. I don't count my favors, like you seem to. But I know it was more than twice.''
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| *'''Naoe:''' ''You're impossible, Gennojo.''
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| *'''Yagoro:''' ''I am glad to see you have returned, teacher! I knew you would.'' | | *'''Yagoro:''' ''I am glad to see you have returned, teacher! I knew you would.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''There were times I wasn't sure I would return, myself. What makes you so confident, Yagoro?'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''There were times I wasn't sure I would return, myself. What makes you so confident, Yagoro?'' |
| *'''Yagoro:''' ''We are the Kakushiba ikki! Nothing can stand in our way. But as your loyal apprentice, it would have been my duty to avenge you, should you have fallen. So I'm glad you did not fall.'' | | *'''Yagoro:''' ''We are the Kakushiba ikki! Nothing can stand in our way. But as your loyal apprentice, it would have been my duty to avenge you, should you have fallen. So I'm glad you did not fall.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' (laughs) ''Thanks, Yagoro.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' (laughs) ''Thanks, Yagoro.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Hey.'' | | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''It has been a long journey, my friend.''
| | Yagyu Munetoshi= |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''It's a lot, isn't it? How much we've seen and done together.'' | | *'''Yagyu Munetoshi:''' ''A marvelous league you have assembled. I am grateful. Do let Yasuke know I'm here, should you speak with him.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''Together. And apart. There are things I have done that I've yet to reconcile.''
| | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Why didn't you tell me? My rage, my reasons... they were plain. If you'd told me more, I could have helped.''
| | Oni-yuri= |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''It is not like that, Naoe.''
| | *'''[[Oni-yuri]]:''' ''I have been a great help, haven't I, big sister? Are you glad to have me at your side?'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Then what is it like?'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''I am. You've been a big help, little sister.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''When the Shinbakufu killed your father... you knew you would hunt them down. You were driven. Focused. You knew you would find them and bring them to justice.''
| | *'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Mmm. I would have been fine either way, you know. The people here are kind to me. This is my home now. But I will visit the ocean soon. I want to tell my father all the things I've done.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Yes.''
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| *'''Yasuke:''' ''For me, for the men who wronged me... I never thought I would see them again. Except for in my nightmares. So when I came to this place, I... buried it all. I rebuilt myself through strength and service. Until...'' | | }} |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Until you found them. Here.''
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| *'''Yasuke:''' ''It is its own kind of would, to have pain unearthed like that. So suddenly. As quick as the blade you wear around your wrist. The depth of my anger surprised me. And now, the void that it has left behind.''
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| *'''Naoe:''' ''I know how you feel. But that space... When the rage leaves, it makes room for something else.''
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| *'''Yasuke:''' ''What?''
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| *'''Naoe:''' ''That's for you to decide.''
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| |-|Yasuke= | | |-|Yasuke= |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''I will go. It will be nice to see how everyone is faring.'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''I will go. It will be nice to see how everyone is faring.'' |
| Yasuke went to speak to each of his allies in the hideout. | | Yasuke went to speak to each of his allies in the hideout. |
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| {{#tag:tabber| | | {{#tag:tabber| |
| Naoe= | | Naoe= |
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| *'''Yasuke:''' ''It is not like that, Naoe.'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''It is not like that, Naoe.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Then what is it like?'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''Then what is it like?'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''When the [[Shinbakufu]] killed your [[Fujibayashi Nagato|father]]... you knew that you would hunt them down. You were driven. Focused. You knew you would find them and bring them to justice.'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''When the Shinbakufu killed your father... you knew that you would hunt them down. You were driven. Focused. You knew you would find them and bring them to justice.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Yes.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''Yes.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''For me, for the [[Nuno Caro|men]] [[Duarte de Melo|who]] wronged me... I never thought I would see them again. Except for in my nightmares. So when I came to this place, I... buried it all. I rebuilt myself through strength and service. Until...'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''For me, for the men who wronged me... I never thought I would see them again. Except for in my nightmares. So when I came to this place, I... buried it all. I rebuilt myself through strength and service. Until...'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''Until you found them. Here.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''Until you found them. Here.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''It is its own kind of wound, to have pain unearthed like that. So suddenly. As quicky as the [[Hidden Blade|blade]] you wear around your wrist. The depth of my anger surprised me. And now, the void that it has left behind.'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''It is its own kind of wound, to have pain unearthed like that. So suddenly. As quicky as the blade you wear around your wrist. The depth of my anger surprised me. And now, the void that it has left behind.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''I know how you feel. But that space... when the rage leaves, it makes room for something else.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''I know how you feel. But that space... when the rage leaves, it makes room for something else.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''What?'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''What?'' |
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| {{!}}-{{!}} | | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| Junjiro= | | Junjiro= |
| *'''[[Junjiro]]:''' ''Are you back for good this time, Yasuke? No more danger?'' | | *'''Junjiro:''' ''Are you back for good this time, Yasuke? No more danger?'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''Danger is an ocean tide. Sometimes near, sometimes far. For the moment, it is far.'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''Danger is an ocean tide. Sometimes near, sometimes far. For the moment, it is far.'' |
| *'''Junjiro:''' ''Yatta! There's so much I can show you. I've gotten even better at painting, especially detail. I practiced a lot on Auntie Tomiko.'' | | *'''Junjiro:''' ''Yatta! There's so much I can show you. I've gotten even better at painting, especially detail. I practiced a lot on Auntie Tomiko.'' |
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| {{!}}-{{!}} | | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| Heiji= | | Heiji= |
| *'''[[Heiji]]:''' ''I congratulate you, Yasuke.'' | | *'''Heiji:''' ''I congratulate you, Yasuke.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''Thank you, Heiji. Whatever debt you owed [[Tomiko]], you have repaid in full.'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''Thank you, Heiji. Whatever debt you owed Tomiko, you have repaid in full.'' |
| *'''Heiji:''' ''I am even more in debt than before. I improved everyone's weapons, but your friendship mended more in me.'' | | *'''Heiji:''' ''I am even more in debt than before. I improved everyone's weapons, but your friendship mended more in me.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''I noticed a glint in your eye. You must be working on something. | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''I noticed a glint in your eye. You must be working on something. |
| *'''Heiji:''' ''I have a new idea. Something to sustain life instead of taking it.'' | | *'''Heiji:''' ''I have a new idea. Something to sustain life instead of taking it.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''Ah, that will be an impressive [[sword]].'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''Ah, that will be an impressive [[sword]].'' |
| *'''Heiji:''' ''Not a sword. A {{Wiki|Kitchen knife|cooking knife]]. The best [[Sakai]] has ever seen.'' | | *'''Heiji:''' ''Not a sword. A cooking knife. The best Sakai has ever seen.'' |
| {{!}}-{{!}} | | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| Yaya= | | Yaya= |
| *''[[Yaya]]:''' ''Welcome home. Though it is a strange path that has led us here.'' | | *''Yaya:''' ''Welcome home. Though it is a strange path that has led us here.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''You and I, you mean?'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''You and I, you mean?'' |
| *'''Yaya:''' ''And the rest of our allies. We have accomplished much. All for the greater good, I hope.'' | | *'''Yaya:''' ''And the rest of our allies. We have accomplished much. All for the greater good, I hope.'' |
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| {{!}}-{{!}} | | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| Katsuhime= | | Katsuhime= |
| *'''[[Rokkaku Katsuhime]]:''' ''We did it! It wasn't easy, [[samurai]], but it was worth it. Have you seen Naoe? I want to congratulate her.'' | | *'''Katsuhime:''' ''We did it! It wasn't easy, [[samurai]], but it was worth it. Have you seen Naoe? I want to congratulate her.'' |
| {{!}}-{{!}} | | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| Oni-yuri= | | Oni-yuri= |
| *'''[[Oni-yuri]]:''' ''I have been a great help, haven't I, samurai? I know you had your... doubts.'' | | *'''Oni-yuri:''' ''I have been a great help, haven't I, samurai? I know you had your... doubts.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''I did. But you have proven a valuable ally.'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''I did. But you have proven a valuable ally.'' |
| *'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Mmm. Maybe it's true that not all samurai are the same. The people here are kind to me. This is my home now. But I will visit the ocean soon. I want to tell my father all the things I've done.'' | | *'''Oni-yuri:''' ''Mmm. Maybe it's true that not all samurai are the same. The people here are kind to me. This is my home now. But I will visit the ocean soon. I want to tell my father all the things I've done.'' |
| | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| | Ibuki= |
| | *'''Ibuki:''' ''There's a lightness about you now, Yasuke. Like you have finally shed a heavy burden.'' |
| | *'''Yasuke:''' ''You could say that. But it would not have been possible without you by my side, Ibuki. Both in battle and out.'' |
| | *'''Ibuki:''' ''It suits you, this look of tranquility. I hope you will wear it for a long time. Unlike those clothes.'' |
| | *'''Yasuke:''' ''Mm.'' |
| {{!}}-{{!}} | | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| Yagyū Munetoshi= | | Yagyū Munetoshi= |
| *'''[[Yagyū Munetoshi]]:''' ''You dealt with them, Yasuke? The men you were after?'' | | *'''Yagyū Munetoshi:''' ''You dealt with them, Yasuke? The men you were after?'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''I did. It is a strange thing to celebrate death. But in ending these lives, thousands more will thrive. A sword that serves life through death.'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''I did. It is a strange thing to celebrate death. But in ending these lives, thousands more will thrive. A sword that serves life through death.'' |
| *'''Yagyū Munetoshi:''' ''Our friends and allies learn quickly. They are the new shoots and branches of our sword school. Resplendent once more.'' | | *'''Yagyū Munetoshi:''' ''Our friends and allies learn quickly. They are the new shoots and branches of our sword school. Resplendent once more.'' |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''[[Kamiizumi Nobutsuna|Nobutsuna]] sensei would be proud of you. Your son would be proud of you.'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''[[Kamiizumi Nobutsuna|Nobutsuna]] sensei would be proud of you. Your son would be proud of you.'' |
| *'''Yagyū Munetoshi:''' ''I have known great grief in this life. Here with your [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|league]], I have also found great purpose. Sorrow will perhaps forever shadow my heart. But I no longer beat it alone, and that itself is a kind of brightness.'' | | *'''Yagyū Munetoshi:''' ''I have known great grief in this life. Here with your [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|league]], I have also found great purpose. Sorrow will perhaps forever shadow my heart. But I no longer beat it alone, and that itself is a kind of brightness.'' |
| | {{!}}-{{!}} |
| | Sen no Rikyu= |
| | *'''Sen no Rikyu:''' ''Congratulations are in order, samurai. I was hoping to speak with your ally. I will wait for her here.'' |
| }} | | }} |
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| *'''Yasuke:''' ''Did a tanuki dig up your root vegetables again?'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''Did a tanuki dig up your root vegetables again?'' |
| *'''Tomiko:''' ''No. This.'' | | *'''Tomiko:''' ''No. This.'' |
| | Tomiko showed them a note fixed onto a large boulder with a [[kunai]] along with a pouch below. |
| *'''Tomiko:''' ''I didn't see anyone.'' | | *'''Tomiko:''' ''I didn't see anyone.'' |
| | Junjiro came and join the group. |
| *'''Junjiro:''' ''Neither did I.'' | | *'''Junjiro:''' ''Neither did I.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''You wouldn't have.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''You wouldn't have.'' |
| | Naoe read the scroll, written by [[Hattori Hanzo]]. |
| *'''Hanzo:''' ''Since your birth, I have watched you, Fujibayashi Naoe. You have grown and changed in ways that surprise me.'' | | *'''Hanzo:''' ''Since your birth, I have watched you, Fujibayashi Naoe. You have grown and changed in ways that surprise me.'' |
| *'''Hanzo:''' ''But more surprising still... is the way you have changed me. I had thought hope was a useless thing. A burden to be cast aside. But in you, I finally see its strength. Hope is not a stone to weigh you down. It is a foundation on which to build. In exchange for this gift, I offer you two in return.'' | | *'''Hanzo:''' ''But more surprising still... is the way you have changed me. I had thought hope was a useless thing. A burden to be cast aside. But in you, I finally see its strength. Hope is not a stone to weigh you down. It is a foundation on which to build. In exchange for this gift, I offer you two in return.'' |
| *'''Junjiro:''' ''What's this?'' | | *'''Junjiro:''' ''What's this?'' |
| *'''Hanzo:''' ''The first is a symbol. Of what we will become. And the second? Well... Suffice to say, I have a lead. Tsuyu is closer than we imagined. Hattori Hanzo.'' | | Junjiro opened the pouch which revealed a [[hood]] |
| | *'''Hanzo:''' ''The first is a symbol. Of what we will [[Assassins|become]]. And the second? Well... Suffice to say, I have a lead. [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu|Tsuyu]] is closer than we imagined. Hattori Hanzo.'' |
| | Some time later, Naoe and Yasuke stood atop a hill and looked over the surrounding land. |
| *'''Yasuke:''' ''Will you go to him?'' | | *'''Yasuke:''' ''Will you go to him?'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''He'll find me when he's ready.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''He'll find me when he's ready.'' |
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| *'''Naoe:''' ''I know.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''I know.'' |
| *'''Junjiro:''' (pants) ''Found you.'' | | *'''Junjiro:''' (pants) ''Found you.'' |
| | The two were soon joined by Junjiro. |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''You finally took off my new hood, I see.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''You finally took off my new hood, I see.'' |
| *'''Junjiro:''' ''Auntie Tomiko made me. She said I'd hurt myself, running around with it falling over my eyes.'' | | *'''Junjiro:''' ''Auntie Tomiko made me. She said I'd hurt myself, running around with it falling over my eyes.'' |
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| *'''Junjiro:''' ''Anything is possible.'' | | *'''Junjiro:''' ''Anything is possible.'' |
| *'''Naoe:''' ''As long as this land remains divided, the Kakushiba ikki will protect its people.'' | | *'''Naoe:''' ''As long as this land remains divided, the Kakushiba ikki will protect its people.'' |
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| ==Outcome== | | ==Outcome== |
| After talking with their fellow Kakushiba ''ikki'' companions, Yasuke and Naoe reminisced about their long, concluded journey while looking over Japan with Junjiro. | | After talking with their fellow Kakushiba ''ikki'' companions, Yasuke and Naoe reminisced about their long, concluded journey while looking over Japan with Junjiro. |
