So yes, this chapter took pretty long, couldn't figure out what came first and what came next in the storyline… This story will cover the WHOLE storyline of SW1 and SW2 so it will be pretty long… So anyway, here's the summary…
Nobunaga launches the attack on Mino, which is defended by Mitsuhide Akechi and Ranmaru Mori…
Samurai Warriors:Ancient History
Mino
*"Mino will fall to the oda…" Mitsuhide Akechi looked out of the window, watching the soldiers prepare for the upcoming battle. "Nobunaga… He will be the one to rule this land…"
"This is weird, but I can feel it as well…" Ranmaru Mori closed his eyes… feeling the tension in the air. Although his appearance may look famine, he is actually male. Mitsuhide continued, "Lady Noh, she is blessed with the powers of the demon… She may become a problem…" Ranmaru stood up, feeling really unhappy about the battle coming. "Do we really have to fight Lady Noh? She is Yoshitatsu Saito's family…" His mentor shook his head, full of disagreements, yet the same expression appeared on his face. "This is the world we live in, but if we can impress the Demon King, we might have a chance…" Ranmaru drew out his kantana, touching it gently.
"I shall show him my power." Mitsuhide laughed at what his student said and moved closer to him.
"Show him then…" He touch Ranmaru's chin, giving him a slight shock. The man blushed dued to embarrassment. Just then, a messenger came in, reporting the fact that the Oda army has closed in and the battle will start any minute. Mitsuhide nodded, understanding the whole situation…**
Not long after the battle started, Ranmaru had been ordered to take out the advance force to the west while Mitsuhide had been ordered to take out the advance force to the east. The two samurais parted and wished each other luck in succeeding Mitsuhide took out the advance force with ease but Ranmaru's situation was not as expected. He ended up in an ambush and his unit was decimated. He experience the feeling of fatigue and was unable to fight back. Then he remembered an attack his mentor taught him, it is difficult to execute but the effects are deadly, he had no choice…
*** "I don't want to hurt you!" Ranmaru executed a lightning-quick forward slash of the sword and followed up with a rapid slashing of the sword while dashing forward, he used the handle of his kantana to unstable enemies and finally did a final slash to finish the job. But you give me no choice… He looked around him only to find bodies of the troops he just cut down. He heard an applause and turned behind to find his mentor to be clapping. "Nice job Ranmaru…" The young samurai turned around in surprise. "Nobunaga would be most impressed…" Ranmaru blushed even deeper this time, the thought of impressing a daimyo lord makes him feel uncomfortable, for some reason, he is afraid that joining the Oda with his mentor is a wrong choice…
As the sun rises, a figure could be seen on Sunomata … It was soon confirmed to be a castle. Confusion spread within the army.
"Wha---?"
"How can this be?"
"A castle built in just one day?"
"May this… be the power of… the ruler… of… the land…"
Troops panicked, some defected, warriors were decimated…
"Nobunaga… He'll rule this land, just like Mitsuhide predicted…" Ranmaru watched as cannons attacked the gates. Not long after, Mino's defenses broken and enemy troops poured in, over running Mino…
"Ranmaru, we need to stop the cannons and take over the castle…"
"Yes, Lord Mitsuhide…" The two headed for the one – night castle and it will be Hideyoshi waiting for them.
"I am Hideyoshi Toyotomi, genius extro---" Mitsuhide cut him off. "Stop talking and start fighting…" Dued to the fact that it was 2 against one, they won easily.
In this case, the idiom 'News spread like wildfire.' is more than accurate, a messenger of the Oda soon got the message of the castle being captured to Nobunaga Oda… the Demon King… "Hmmm… Interesting… It will be a waste to kill such a ****capable man…" Lady Noh, who was listening close by, immediately gave a suggestion, " He is an acquaintance of mine, allow me to bring him to you…" Nobunaga agreed without hesitation, eager to meet the man whom possessed great abilities… Noh set off with her claws intact…
When Ranmaru caught sight of Noh, she was feeling surprised and upset at the same time. "Lady Noh! What are you doing on the battlefield?" Mitsuhide was just as surprised, "My lady, forgive me… I---"
"No need to explain, I am here… To test your strength…" Claws appeared in place of her hands and *****she seductively winked at Mitsuhide.
"Now is the time…" The two matched blades, Ranmaru stood rooted to the ground, not knowing what to do. After seeing that his mentor is encountering a problem, he finally decided to join in the fight.
The united strength of Ranmaru and Mitsuhide could not be matched, dued to numerous trainings together, they could even attack as a team and change tactics at times without even saying a word. Noh was quickly defeated and forced to retreat… but with a news for her husband…
After the battle, Mino fell but Mitsuhide and Ranmaru would be accepted as part of the Oda, Nobunaga was very fond of Ranmaru and praised his abilities highly. Mitsuhide impressed Nobunaga just as much, maybe even more. Ranmaru wanted Nobunaga to rule the land, just like his mentor said he would and made a promise… I shall act as his sword and protect him till his destiny is fulfilled…
* Just in case you didn't notice, it is the opening for Mitsuhide and Ranmaru in SW1
** Had a problem continueing from there =="
*** Ranmaru's true musou in SW2 X.X
**** I KNOW I couldn't remember the actual word.
***** I got this idea from the fact that Noh is actually a few years younger than Mitsuhide.